Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Timestamp in merging files

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From: Marco van den Bovenkamp <marco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 11:37:49 +0200
César Cárdenas wrote:

I merged two files with "append" option but timestamps are not respected...even
in the original (first) file some of the timestamps are changed to negative
values when appended!!!
>
As first file was captured before that second one on regular time...How
I merge (append or prepend) two files respecting timestamps?

By either using 'merge packets chronologically' (when using Ethereal) or by *not* using the '-a' option of mergecap.

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		Regards,

			Marco.